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₁Le ndoda yaya nam kwicala elingentla, sangena kwintendelezo yokuqala, yandisa kumagumbi ajongene nentendelezo yendlu kaThixo angqalene nodonga lwangaphandle emantla. ₂Indlu emnyango ujonge emantla yayinobude obungamashumi amahlanu eemitha nobubanzi obungamashumi amabini anantlanu eemitha. ₃Kumacala omabini, icala elaliziimitha ezilishumi ukusuka kwintendelezo ephakathi nakwicala elalingqalene nendlela yentendelezo engaphandle yayiyimigangatho emithathu yeevaranda ezijongeneyo. ₄Ngaphambi kwamagumbi kwakukho inyoba ebubanzi busisihlanu seemitha nobude obungamashumi amahlanu eemitha. Iminyango engena enyobeni yayijonge emantla. ₅Awona magumbi aphezulu ayemxinwa, kuba ayedlelelelwe ziivaranda kunalawo akumgangatho osezantsi nophakathi. ₆Amagumbi omgangatho wesithathu ayengenazo iintsika njengoko kwakunjalo kwintendelezo; ngako oko ayemancinane kunalawo omgangatho osezantsi nophakathi. ₇Kwakukho udonga olungaphandle olungqalene namagumbi kwanentendelezo engaphandle; ukusuka egumbini lwaluziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu. ₈Njengokuba uluhlu lwamagumbi ayame intendelezo engaphandle lwaluziimitha ezingamashumi amabini anantlanu ubude, olo lwalukwicala elisondele esibingelelweni lwalungamashumi amahlanu eemitha ubude. ₉Amagumbi asezantsi ayenesango elingasempumalanga xa uwavelela kwintendelezo engaphandle.

₁₀Kwicala langezantsi mayela nobude bodonga lwentendelezo yangaphandle olwayame intendelezo yendlu kaThixo kwakukho amagumbi ₁₁anenyoba ngaphambi kwawo. Ayefana namagumbi angasentla: ayefana ngobude, ububanzi, iminyango ilingana nokulingana. Iminyango yamagumbi angasentla ₁₂yayifana naleyo yamagumbi angasezantsi. Kwakukho umnyango ekungeneni kwenyoba eyayingqalene nodonga elibude bubhekise empuma, ekwakungenwa ngawo xa kuyiwa emagumbini.

₁₃Le ndoda yathi kum: “Amagumbi angasentla nangasezantsi ajonge intendelezo yendlu kaThixo ngawababingeleli, apho, xa besondela *kuNdikhoyo, batyela khona eyona minikelo ingcwele. Kulapho baya kugcina khona awona madini yeyona minikelo ingcwele – eyokutya, eyesono, neyetyala – kuba yindawo engcwele. ₁₄Bakuba ababingeleli bengene kulo mhlaba uwodwa abanako ukuphumela kwintendelezo engaphandle de babe bazishiye ngaphakathi izambatho ababesebenza ngazo, kuba zingcwele. Kufuneka bafake zambatho zimbi xa beza kusondela kumhlaba osikelwe abantu.”

₁₅Yakuba iwenzile umlinganiso wezinto ezaziphakathi kwenkundla yendlu kaThixo yaphuma nam ngesango lasempuma, yaza yenza umlinganiso weendonga zangaphandle jikelele. ₁₆Yenza umlinganiso wodonga lecala lasempuma ngoluthi lwayo lomlinganiso, yafumana iimitha ezingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu. ₁₇Yalinganisa iindonga zecala lasemantla, yafumana amakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha ngokoluthi lwayo lokulinganisa. ₁₈Yalinganisa iindonga zecala lasemazantsi, yafumana amakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha ngokoluthi lomlinganiso. ₁₉Yaza yaya kulinganisa iindonga zecala lasentshona, yafumana amakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu eemitha ngokoluthi lokulinganisa. ₂₀Ke ngoko yenza umlinganiso wamacala omane ale ndawo. Yayirhangqwe ludonga olubude buziimitha ezingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu, nobubanzi obuziimitha ezingamakhulu amabini anamashumi amahlanu. Olu donga lwalusahlula indawo engcwele kumndilili.